Does your work involve caring for or supporting others? If you’re frequently exposed to tragedy and suffering, you may be at risk of experiencing compassion fatigue (CF), a.k.a. secondary traumatic stress (STS). Common signs of compassion fatigue include [...]

Wondering what you can do to boost your mental health? Fortunately, there are many steps you can take to feel better, plus an abundance of amazing tools out there to help! Much of this comes down to creating new habits of thinking and behaving [...]

Chronic stress results in changes to numerous parts of our brain including the amygdala, HPA axis, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. These changes are associated with signs of chronic stress such as problems with concentration, memory and stress control [...]

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the most popular talking therapy on the NHS, may not always be the most helpful for trauma survivors. We can know intellectually that not all of our beliefs are rational. We know that our physical responses are out of proportion [...]

How do you react to the minor hassles that characterise everyday life? Your response to getting stuck in traffic? A cancelled train? A stranger pushing past you? Think about it. Notice it today. We all overreact to the small stuff from time to time, but here’s the thing [...]